Sun Luban

Sun Luban
孫魯班
Princess Quan (全公主)
BornUnknown[1]
DiedUnknown
Spouse
Issue
  • Quan Yì
  • Quan Wu
Names
Family name: Sun (孫)
Given name: Luban (魯班)
Courtesy name: Dahu (大虎)
HouseHouse of Sun
FatherSun Quan
MotherBu Lianshi
In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.

Sun Luban (fl. 229–258), courtesy name Dahu, was an imperial princess of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was the elder daughter of Sun Quan, the founding emperor of Wu, and his concubine Bu Lianshi. She is also a grand princess (長公主)[2] a title given to the emperor's favorite daughter (or sister),[3] and was also Princess Quan (全公主/全主)[4] because of her marriage to Quan Cong.

  1. ^ While Lady Sun's birth year is not recorded, her mother joined Sun Quan's harem after 199 (Sun Ce's invasion of Lujiang). In addition, her marriage to Quan Cong was her second one. Thus, her birth year should be between 199 and 215.
  2. ^ (時長公主壻衞將軍全琮子寄為霸賔客，寄素傾邪，譚所不納。) Sanguozhi vol. 52.
  3. ^ Lee, Lily; Wiles, Sue, eds. (2015). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women. Vol. II. Routledge. p. 609. ISBN 978-1-317-51562-3. An emperor's [...] sister or a favorite daughter was called a grand princess (zhang gongzhu); and his aunt or grand-aunt was called a princess supreme (dazhang gongzhu).
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